accustom

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(ə-kŭs'təm) pronunciation
tr.v., -tomed, -tom·ing, -toms.
To familiarize, as by constant practice, use, or habit: I have accustomed myself to working long hours.

[Middle English accustomen, from Old French acostumer : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + costume, custom; see custom.]


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verb

    To make familiar through constant practice or use: condition, habituate, inure, wont. See usual/unusual.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Make psychologically or physically used (to something).

pronunciation We must accustom ourselves to the follies of others and not be astonished at the foolishness that takes place in our presence. — Magdeleine Sable, Source: the Marquise Sable work is in Maxims and Various Thoughts (Maximes et pensées diverses) 1678

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Common misspelling(s) of accustom

  • acustom

Translations:

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vænne til

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    vænne sig til
  • be accustomed to    være vant til

Nederlands (Dutch)
(ge)wennen

Français (French)
v. tr. - habituer, accoutumer qn à

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    s'habituer à, s'accoutumer à

Deutsch (German)
v. - gewöhnen

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    sich gewöhnen an, sich eingewöhnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξοικειώνω/-ομαι, συνηθίζω

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    συνηθίζω, εξοικειώνομαι με
  • be accustomed to    συνηθίζω, κάνω κατά συνήθεια, είμαι συνηθισμένος σε

Italiano (Italian)
abituare

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    abituarsi a
  • be accustomed to    essere abituato a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - acostumar, habituar, familiarizar(-se)

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    acostumar-se a
  • be accustomed to    estar acostumado a

Русский (Russian)
приучать

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    приучаться, привыкать
  • be accustomed to    привыкнуть к чему-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acostumbrar, habituar

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    acostumbrarse a, habituarse a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vänja

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使习惯于

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    使自己习惯于...
  • be accustomed to    习惯于

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使習慣於

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    使自己習慣於...
  • be accustomed to    習慣於

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 습관 들이다

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    ~에 습관 붙이다
  • be accustomed to    익숙하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 慣らす

idioms:

  • accustom oneself to    慣れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعود‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרגיל‬


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